Q: Is 42,031,712 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,031,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,031,712 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42031712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,019 1,289 2,038 2,578 4,076 5,156 8,152 10,312 16,304 20,624 32,608 41,248 1,313,491 2,626,982 5,253,964 10,507,928 21,015,856 and 42,031,712, with no remainder.

Since 42,031,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,031,712, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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